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From: Carol Pettman April 5th 2003 Dear Editor, 2003 Letters to the Hon. Editor It was with very great sadness that I heard of the death of Chris Brasher. Many, many years ago when I was ski rep for the D.H.O, Chris and his son Hugh joined my happy band of warriors. I remember many conversations that we had on a range of topics, not least being the AAA on which Chris held very strong views. The calibre of the man was demonstrated after a large fall of new snow. The Ski Club rep and I decided we could only take a maximum of, I think, 8 of the 20 or so people who turned up to ski with us. It was my unenviable task to pick those who could cope with the conditions. I had had a particularly difficult time with a D.H.O member whose idea of his own ability to ski in powder snow was not matched by my own view of his prowess. I then turned to Chris; I did not have to say a word, he put his hands in the air and immediately said that he and Hugh would go off together. No question, no argument. I still remember the enormous sense of relief and respect I felt. I knew that Hugh could have managed, but I had serious doubts about Chris whose style of skiing then was somewhat matched by the out of date black anorak he wore! I had hoped to meet Chris again at the D.H.O AGM and Auction last November, sadly this was not to be. My sympathy goes to his family and particularly, Hugh. Yours sincerely, Carol Pettman - nee Wheeler. Pear Tree Cottage, Silchester Road, Bramley, Tadley, Hants RG26 5DG (Right) Staeger's Hotel, Oberland circa 1952. (Far right) The Dundee Ski Club of 1952. (Bottom/left) Start of the Punch Bowl, 1952. From: Robert Benzies 23rd June 2003 Dear David, * * Ramsay Whittet recently loaned me copies of four D.H.OwJournals including the 2002 issue. Having edited the Dundee Ski Club Journal for 19 years and sat on the Scottish National Ski council, reading these Journals made me realise how many D.H.O people I had met and got to know. Dick Edmonds and I used to regularly correspond when we ^r> both Hon Editors. I met Ingie Christophersen and remember, when we were testing a prototype electronic slalom finish gate that Ingie wore breeches made out of some form of fluorescent material which wouldn't break the beam! Richard Berry spent some time with us in Scotland and I recall talking about team management with Ros Hepworth. Our Dundee Club provided a number of Coggins over the years, notably Helen Somerville (nee Jamieson) who was in the British team with Divina. In 1952 the Blairgowrie section of Dundee Ski Club visited Wengen and stayed at the Oberland Hotel in Lauterbrunnen owned by Fritz Staeger. We were taught by his son Werner who later became a well-known teacher and guide. To see whether our skiing abilities matched our bar talk, we were 'invited' to descend the direct line into the Punch Bowl where we all ended in a pile at his feet. In the Swiss Silver timed descent down the Wengen Standard, Werner set us off at 5 second intervals and then, stopwatch in hand, overtook us all on the way down and timed our finishes. Perhaps my return visit is overdue. I was always pleased to see my name (BOB) on the railway carriages. Yours sincerely, Robert J. Benzies, Isla Mor, Easter Bendochy, Coupar Angus, Perthshire PHI3 9HU
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